Obituaries

Private family services will be held at a later date for Wanda J. Gehringer, 67.She was born in Salina, Kan., on Dec. 11, 1957, to Donald and Jessie Shute Short and died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Enid Senior Care.Cremation arrangements are by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home, Hennessey.

Joetta “Jody” Wiewel, 86, passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at Norman Regional Healthplex.Jody was born in Bison on July 25, 1939, to Joseph and Agnes Linhart. She married Paul Wiewel on Aug. 19, 1958, in Okarche.They had three children: Rebecca, Marsha and Randy.

The funeral for Anna Loewen Friessen Unrau, 57, was Saturday, Oct. 18,, at Lifeway Church in Kingfisher, officiated by Jake Dyck.Burial followed at Dover Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.

Michael Eugene Wilson, 73, of Kingfisher, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Yukon after a short but courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the family he loved so dearly.Mike was born on July 10, 1952, in Vernon, Texas, to Delma “Slim” Wilson and Mary “Agnes” Wilson.

Barbara Jean Smola was born Aug. 11, 1941, in Kingfisher to Dona Jean Brown and Cecil Nicholas Schoelen. Beloved grandparents were Charles and Anna Brown and Jacob and Elizabeth Schoelen, all of Kingfisher.Barbara passed away in her home with her family present on Oct.

Coen Matthew Cameron, 2, of Spring Lake, Wyalusing, Pa., became one of God’s Angels on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.Coen was born on April 2, 2023, in Scranton, Pa., a son of James Cole and Briana Mae Vanderpool Cameron.Coen loved animals, especially horses and was always helping his Mom with barrel racing.

Patricia Kochenower, 82, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at Cimarron Nursing Center in Kingfi sher.Patricia was born May 27, 1943, in Kingfisher County to Lee Pat and Violet (Prisk) Conover.She married Walter Eugene Kochenower and was a housewife and homemaker.

Margery Jean “Margene” Naberhaus, 84, passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.She was born Sept. 1, 1941, in Kingfisher, to Harold and Elinor (Johnson) Darrough. She was the third of four children.

Carholine Maschino died at home on Oct. 2, 2025.She was born to Ross and Laura Cochran in Union City on Aug. 8, 1944.She married Jerome A. Maschino on Aug. 11, 1962.Together, they raised a family of five children in Okarche.Carholine enjoyed gardening, sewing and painting.

Barbara Ann “BK” (Henderson) Campbell was born Aug. 5, 1948, in Kingfisher to John and Hazel Henderson and passed away Sept. 27, 2025, in Kingfisher.Barbara grew up in Kingfisher and graduated from Kingfisher High School in 1966.